St. Paul daily globe., 1887-03-25
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''Bolly" is the latest importation of English
slang and is equivalent to the United States
wO:d lawfully" But 1t doesn't take we'll in
this country. 1t rolls around i'll the mouth
too much before it can be got out. American
slang dashers like words that can be squiriei
out between clenched teeth Or like BEN
FRANKLlN's whistle, good enough to go Off
themselves.
The theatrical season has been profitable
for the first-class stars, however it may have
wrecked the lesser lights. The close of last
week showed Il net profit to LILY LANGTRy of
S73,U00. EDWIN BOOTH q Traction over $780,
600, while Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. FLORENCE
salted down $4,000 in New York real estate
from the seasons profits before their de-
parture for Europe.
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The "Rienzi" played by LAWRENCE BAR
RBTT is not Il dramatizaton of BULwER' 5
novel, as is generally supposed. The tragedy
was originally written by Miss MAY RUSSELL
MILFORD in 1925, and thus preceded Blu l.
wER's novel by more than ten years. BUf-
WEIR deemed it necessary to publish an intro
duction to the first issue of his novel calling
public attention to the fact that he had not
borrowed anything from Miss MlTFoRD'S
production.
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Every school boy is familiar with ''RIENZI' s
Address to the Romans" and yet there is prob
ably not ono out of hundred who have recited
the stirring lines who has stopped to reflect
that they were written by woman. Miss
MILFORD wrote several dramas, including
Julian" ''Foscar'' and 'Charles the First, -
but ''Rienzi'' was the most popular. She was
prohibited from producing her Charles the
First for a long time on account of its sup
posed revolutionary sentiments.
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Mr.. BARRETT's great success in the revival
of "Rienzi' is gratifying evidence that the
legitimate drama continues to have a strong
hold on the American people, and ought to
be an inducement to American play writer's
to do some work of the legitimate style.
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The newspapers in Chicago are solid in their
opposition to CARTER HARRIsON'S election.
Ordinarily this would be depressing circun-
stance TO q candidate. But seeing that Mr..
HARRISON has heretofore thrived on newspa-
per opposition, it isn't likely that he feels the
least discouraged 1t makes no difference to
him how the newspapers feel about it-he is
still pro bono publico.
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A st. Paul lady who has fondness for col
!ecting autographs has been quite successful
and Is enabled to show the handwriting of
nearly all the living distinguished people of
America, including statesmen, authors, act
ors and inventors, and some of the represent
atives Of European royalty. The only person
who declined TO furnish an autograph when
asked for 1t was Madame ADELINA PATTI.
The young lady sent card to the diva's room
at the Ryan with Il request for her autograph.
long letter written in French and signed
by the madame's secretary came back in re-
sponse to the request stating that Madame
ADELINA PATTI-NICOLINI was ever so sorry
and regretted it thousand and one times
but as an absolute fact she was too tired to
write her name. 1t afterwards leaked out
that PATTI had been trying to roast an apple
before the CRATE fire and burnt her finger. 1t
was so bundled up in rags and arnica at the
time the application for an autograph was
made she couldn't have made cross mark
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When the president of the United States
occupies box at minstrel show and Queen
VICTORIA devotes her afternoons to circus
matinees, what is the use of trying to edu-
cate the dramatic taste of the Deasantry of
the two great English-speaking nations of the
world. 1t doesn't make any difference to
people who have such illustrous examples
set before them whether BACON or SHAKE
SPEAR wrote dramas. The great literary
controversy of the age is whether JACK HAv-
ERLY or p 7. BARNUM gets up the best show
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The Boston Herald, noticing that Minneap-
oils is to have BROWNING readings, recon-
mends quinine and phosphates as an excellent
remedy for them. Boston has had them and
ought o know the best cure.
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The old superstition that losing glove and
finding it the same day is an omen of ill luck,
found its verification in the story of the two
Rochester girls who have been masquerading
around the country in boys clothing. The
elder one some time ago started to accom-
pany her a1ianced husband to Calga, ry
n. w. T., from Rochester. N. Y. When about
10 board the train (Which her lover had al.
ready doue) she dropped her glove and
womanlike, she let everything else go to find
the glove, and before it was found the train
had moved of with the intended bride
groom aboard and the girl was left
And, man-like, the was-to-be bridegroom
| kept straight ahead until the continent was
crossed without ever looking back once to see
if the girl he left behind him was coming on
while she took the wrong train and rode into
| Canada before she discovered her mistake
! Returning home she persuaded a younger
sister TO accompany her On the cold
trail of her beau until they had crossed
half the continent and their disguise was de.
tected in Southern Minnesota town. The
| young ladies have wound up their romantic
career by stopping over in this city under the
| protection of charitable society until the
absent-minded lover returns to claim his
| bride.
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| The girls have had a real dime novel adven
| turous time of it, dramatically full of inter
mingled romance and hardship. And it al
came of losing a glove and finding it the same
day. If the glove had not been found unit
the next day the probabilities are that the
| young man would have gone back to look fol
/ it.
| Decisions Reversed.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Acting Sec
retary Muldrow has to-day ordered the re.
versal of decisions of the commissioner Of
the general land Office in three private
claim cases. among them being the contest
brought by Christopher G. Cowell against
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